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Sustainable Tourism and
           Protected Areas




      IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas
Tourism & Protected Areas Specialist Group (TAPAS group)


                                           Photographs © Anna Spenceley
Presentation outline
A. Tourism and protected
   areas
B. IUCN and Tourism
C. IUCN WCPA Tourism
   and Protected Areas
   Specialist (TAPAS)
   Group


                                2
A. Sustainable tourism and
                                     protected areas

    A protected area is
        a clearly defined
      geographical space,
   recognised, dedicated and
   managed, through legal or
     other effective means,
  to achieve the long-term
     conservation of
   nature with associated
   ecosystem services
   and cultural values
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www.unep-wcmc.org                         © Conservation International
A. Sustainable tourism and
                                    protected areas
  7 IUCN PA categories:
  Ia: Strict nature reserve
  Ib: Wilderness area
  II: National Park
  III: Natural monument
  IV: Habitat/species
       management area
  V: Protected
       landscape/Seascape
  VI: Managed resource
       protected area
www.unep-
wcmc.org/protected_areas/                                     4
categories/index.html                  © Conservation International
                                         © Conservation International
A. Sustainable tourism and
                                  protected areas
• Economic: viable business,
  $ for conservation, value chains                        Economic
  linkages, poverty reduction
• Environment: biodiversity,
  resource use (energy, water), waste,
  infrastructure footprint, behaviour
  changes wildlife
• Social: inhabitants/local
                                              Environment              Social
  communities, linkages, culture,
  education, public support, tourists
 Convention on Biological Diversity, CoP, Nagoya, Japan - www.cbd.int
    • Target increase terrestrial PAs to 17% & marine PAs to 10% by 2020   5
A. Sustainable tourism and
                          protected areas
• Types of tourism in protected areas include:
  – Terrestrial: photographic, hunting, hiking, climbing,
    mountain biking, horse riding, veterinary, cultural
    sites/activities
  – Marine: Fishing, scuba diving, snorkelling, canoeing




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B. IUCN and tourism
•   IUCN is a democratic union with + 1,000 member organizations
Strategy on tourism: “For the tourism sector to recognize the value of the planet’s
   natural assets and internalize this value into their products”

Five strategic directions:
1. Provide a platform for innovative
   thinking
2. Develop and promote the wide
   application of standards & guidance
3. Promote a landscape level approach
   to sustainable tourism
4. Support existing conservation-based
   enterprises: livelihoods, biodiversity
5. Establish strategic partnerships with
   high-level organizations                                                           7
C. Tourism and Protected Areas
                            Specialist (TAPAS) Group

Objectives:
•   Strategic advice on sustainable tourism in
    protected areas
•   Strengthen capacity and effectiveness of
    protected area managers, policy makers
    and others
•   Develop and disseminate knowledge on
    tourism and protected areas
•   Provide an interactive forum for people
    working on protected areas and tourism



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C. Tourism and Protected Areas
                      Specialist (TAPAS) Group
              IUCN Program on Protected Areas


           World Commission on Protected Areas



        Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group
      Chair & Executive        Full members (WCPA Members)
         Committee                      & Associates

                                    Working Groups
 Membership                       Knowledge
                 Linkages and                        Capacity
                 conferences    Development and
                                                     building
Communications                   Dissemination
                                                                9
C. Tourism and Protected Areas
                      Specialist (TAPAS) Group
Executive Committee:
• Dr Anna Spenceley - Chair
• Dr Glen Hvengaard and Professor Ralf
  Buckley - Knowledge development and
  dissemination
• Professor Steve McCool - Capacity
  building
• Dr Elizabeth Halpenny - Membership
• Professor Paul Eagles - Communications
• Professor Robyn Bushell - Linkages and
  conferences
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For more information
Online membership form:
www.surveymonkey.com/s/Q69N3PG
General TAPAS group information:
www.iucn.org/about/union/commissions/wcpa/wcpa_what/
wcpa_capacity/wcpa_tourismtf/




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TAPAS group overview

  • 1. Sustainable Tourism and Protected Areas IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas Tourism & Protected Areas Specialist Group (TAPAS group) Photographs © Anna Spenceley
  • 2. Presentation outline A. Tourism and protected areas B. IUCN and Tourism C. IUCN WCPA Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist (TAPAS) Group 2
  • 3. A. Sustainable tourism and protected areas A protected area is a clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values 3 www.unep-wcmc.org © Conservation International
  • 4. A. Sustainable tourism and protected areas 7 IUCN PA categories: Ia: Strict nature reserve Ib: Wilderness area II: National Park III: Natural monument IV: Habitat/species management area V: Protected landscape/Seascape VI: Managed resource protected area www.unep- wcmc.org/protected_areas/ 4 categories/index.html © Conservation International © Conservation International
  • 5. A. Sustainable tourism and protected areas • Economic: viable business, $ for conservation, value chains Economic linkages, poverty reduction • Environment: biodiversity, resource use (energy, water), waste, infrastructure footprint, behaviour changes wildlife • Social: inhabitants/local Environment Social communities, linkages, culture, education, public support, tourists Convention on Biological Diversity, CoP, Nagoya, Japan - www.cbd.int • Target increase terrestrial PAs to 17% & marine PAs to 10% by 2020 5
  • 6. A. Sustainable tourism and protected areas • Types of tourism in protected areas include: – Terrestrial: photographic, hunting, hiking, climbing, mountain biking, horse riding, veterinary, cultural sites/activities – Marine: Fishing, scuba diving, snorkelling, canoeing 6
  • 7. B. IUCN and tourism • IUCN is a democratic union with + 1,000 member organizations Strategy on tourism: “For the tourism sector to recognize the value of the planet’s natural assets and internalize this value into their products” Five strategic directions: 1. Provide a platform for innovative thinking 2. Develop and promote the wide application of standards & guidance 3. Promote a landscape level approach to sustainable tourism 4. Support existing conservation-based enterprises: livelihoods, biodiversity 5. Establish strategic partnerships with high-level organizations 7
  • 8. C. Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist (TAPAS) Group Objectives: • Strategic advice on sustainable tourism in protected areas • Strengthen capacity and effectiveness of protected area managers, policy makers and others • Develop and disseminate knowledge on tourism and protected areas • Provide an interactive forum for people working on protected areas and tourism 8
  • 9. C. Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist (TAPAS) Group IUCN Program on Protected Areas World Commission on Protected Areas Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group Chair & Executive Full members (WCPA Members) Committee & Associates Working Groups Membership Knowledge Linkages and Capacity conferences Development and building Communications Dissemination 9
  • 10. C. Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist (TAPAS) Group Executive Committee: • Dr Anna Spenceley - Chair • Dr Glen Hvengaard and Professor Ralf Buckley - Knowledge development and dissemination • Professor Steve McCool - Capacity building • Dr Elizabeth Halpenny - Membership • Professor Paul Eagles - Communications • Professor Robyn Bushell - Linkages and conferences 10
  • 11. For more information Online membership form: www.surveymonkey.com/s/Q69N3PG General TAPAS group information: www.iucn.org/about/union/commissions/wcpa/wcpa_what/ wcpa_capacity/wcpa_tourismtf/ 11